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CVE-2025-40042

🗓️ 28 Oct 2025 11:48:21Reported by LinuxType 
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🔗 web.nvd.nist.gov👁 16 Views

Fixed race condition in kprobe initialization that could cause NULL pointer dereference and kernel crash.

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Detection
Affected
Refs
Vulners
CNA
Node
linuxlinux_kernelRange2.6.335.4.301
OR
linuxlinux_kernelRange5.5.05.10.246
OR
linuxlinux_kernelRange5.11.05.15.195
OR
linuxlinux_kernelRange5.16.06.1.157
OR
linuxlinux_kernelRange6.2.06.6.113
OR
linuxlinux_kernelRange6.7.06.12.54
OR
linuxlinux_kernelRange6.13.06.17.3
OR
linuxlinux_kernelRange6.18.0
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  {
    "product": "Linux",
    "vendor": "Linux",
    "defaultStatus": "unaffected",
    "repo": "https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git",
    "programFiles": [
      "kernel/trace/trace_fprobe.c",
      "kernel/trace/trace_kprobe.c",
      "kernel/trace/trace_probe.h",
      "kernel/trace/trace_uprobe.c"
    ],
    "versions": [
      {
        "version": "50d780560785b068c358675c5f0bf6c83b5c373e",
        "lessThan": "07926ce598a95de6fd874a74fb510e2ebdfd0aae",
        "status": "affected",
        "versionType": "git"
      },
      {
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        "status": "affected",
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      },
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      },
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        "status": "affected",
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      },
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        "status": "affected",
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      },
      {
        "version": "50d780560785b068c358675c5f0bf6c83b5c373e",
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        "status": "affected",
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      },
      {
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      },
      {
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        "status": "affected",
        "versionType": "git"
      }
    ]
  },
  {
    "product": "Linux",
    "vendor": "Linux",
    "defaultStatus": "affected",
    "repo": "https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git",
    "programFiles": [
      "kernel/trace/trace_fprobe.c",
      "kernel/trace/trace_kprobe.c",
      "kernel/trace/trace_probe.h",
      "kernel/trace/trace_uprobe.c"
    ],
    "versions": [
      {
        "version": "2.6.33",
        "status": "affected"
      },
      {
        "version": "0",
        "lessThan": "2.6.33",
        "status": "unaffected",
        "versionType": "semver"
      },
      {
        "version": "5.4.301",
        "lessThanOrEqual": "5.4.*",
        "status": "unaffected",
        "versionType": "semver"
      },
      {
        "version": "5.10.246",
        "lessThanOrEqual": "5.10.*",
        "status": "unaffected",
        "versionType": "semver"
      },
      {
        "version": "5.15.195",
        "lessThanOrEqual": "5.15.*",
        "status": "unaffected",
        "versionType": "semver"
      },
      {
        "version": "6.1.157",
        "lessThanOrEqual": "6.1.*",
        "status": "unaffected",
        "versionType": "semver"
      },
      {
        "version": "6.6.113",
        "lessThanOrEqual": "6.6.*",
        "status": "unaffected",
        "versionType": "semver"
      },
      {
        "version": "6.12.54",
        "lessThanOrEqual": "6.12.*",
        "status": "unaffected",
        "versionType": "semver"
      },
      {
        "version": "6.17.3",
        "lessThanOrEqual": "6.17.*",
        "status": "unaffected",
        "versionType": "semver"
      },
      {
        "version": "6.18",
        "lessThanOrEqual": "*",
        "status": "unaffected",
        "versionType": "original_commit_for_fix"
      }
    ]
  }
]

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11 May 2026 21:41Current
6Medium risk
Vulners AI Score6
EPSS0.00063
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